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Official: Iraq to close prison rife with abuse - The Associated Press Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:20:00 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Official: Iraq to close prison rife with abuse The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A spokesman says Iraq's Justice Ministry will shut down a Green Zone prison where human rights watchdogs believe inmates have been abused. Justice spokesman Haidar al-Saadi said Monday that top Iraqi officials have been investigating ... Extinction of Iraq's Christians must be PreventedChristianNewsToday.com Iraq Parliament to question President Talabani over KirkukAlsumaria Iraq's President can be summoned by Parliament if he violated constitution ...Middle East North Africa Financial Network Press TV -Kurdish Aspect -Strategy Page all 179 news articles »

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Federal Court: Colorado Man Can Sue Secret Service - NPR Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:09:29 GMT+00:00

10 Connects

Federal Court: Colorado Man Can Sue Secret Service NPR by AP A Colorado man can sue two Secret Service agents who arrested him after he touched former Vice President Dick Cheney on the arm in 2006 and told him his Iraq War policies were "disgusting," a federal appeals court ruled Monday. ... Federal court: Colorado man can sue Secret ServiceSeattle Post Intelligencer all 127 news articles »

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14 killed, 40 wounded in Iraq's violence - Xinhua Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:14:14 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

14 killed, 40 wounded in Iraq's violence Xinhua BAGHDAD, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 14 people were killed and 40 others wounded on Monday in bomb and gunfire attacks in central and eastern Iraq, the Iraqi police said. The deadliest incident occurred in Iraq's eastern province of ... Car bomb at army post kills 10 in restive northern IraqMonsters and Critics.com Suicide Attack on Iraqi Military PostNew York Times Iraq car bomb attack kills soldiers at army headquartersThe Guardian Reuters -BBC News -AFP all 262 news articles »

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Donny George, Protector of Iraq's Ancient Riches, Dies at 60 - New York Times Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:08:10 GMT+00:00

Donny George, Protector of Iraq's Ancient Riches, Dies at 60 New York Times Donny George, an esteemed Iraqi archaeologist who tried to stop the looters ransacking the Iraq National Museum after the invasion of 2003, then led in recovering thousands of stolen artifacts in the ensuing years, died on Friday in ...

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Iraq's 4th mobile licence to cost $1-2 bln -minister - Reuters Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:03:05 GMT+00:00

ITP.net

Iraq's 4th mobile licence to cost $1-2 bln -minister Reuters BAGHDAD, March 14 (Reuters) - Iraq's communications minister said he expected the country's planned fourth mobile phone operator licence to fetch between $1 billion to $2 billion in a possible auction by the end of this year. ... France Telecom, Agility To Buy 44% Stake In Iraq's KorekAutomated Trader France Telecom announces mooted Iraq dealMobile Business Briefing Iraq expects to raise $2 bn from 4th mobile license saleWireless Federation Telecoms.com (blog) -ITP.net -Economic Times all 34 news articles »

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Pipeline restarts, Beiji suspects arrested - Iraq Oil Report Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:23:25 GMT+00:00

France24

Pipeline restarts, Beiji suspects arrested Iraq Oil Report (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report) By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report Iraq is showing resilience following attacks against the oil sector, which provides more than 90 percent of state revenue. Oil exports Monday began flowing again to Turkey and security forces have ... Bombed Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline reopens: ministryAFP Iraq Restarts Northern Oil Exports To Turkey - OfficialNASDAQ Bombed Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline reopensHurriyet Daily News Reuters -UPI.com -Bloomberg all 20 news articles »

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Iraq Then, Libya Now - New York Times Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:40:23 GMT+00:00

Spiegel Online

Iraq Then, Libya Now New York Times Five years ago, in the darkest days of insurgent violence and Sunni-Shia strife, it seemed as if the Iraq war would shadow American foreign policy for decades, frightening a generation's worth of statesmen away from using military force ... Normally hawkish Lindsey Graham less gung-ho on LibyaMiamiHerald.com Libya: Another Unnecessary War Of ChoiceForbes Digital Download (blog) Europe's Leaders Fear Libya Could Become Next AfghanistanSpiegel Online The Nation -CNN International -The Cutting Edge all 34 news articles »

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UN and Iraq Sign Agreement to Support Development Programs - AINA (press release) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:52:52 GMT+00:00

UN and Iraq Sign Agreement to Support Development Programs AINA (press release) UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- Three agencies of the United Nations and Iraq on Monday signed an agreement to support the implementation of development programs in the Middle East nation. "These signings ensure the UN support in many critical areas of ... Three United Nations Organizations Sign 2011-2014 Programme Action Plans with ...ReliefWeb (press release) all 11 news articles »

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Iraq to close controversial jail - Bellingham Herald Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:56:33 GMT+00:00

Novinite.com

Iraq to close controversial jail Bellingham Herald Iraq's former human rights minister, Wijdan Salim, hailed the decision but cautioned that Camp Honor was just one of many jails rife with problems for detainees. "We asked before to let the prisoners in that very prison to meet their families and to ... Bulgaria Sells Electricity to IraqStandart News Bulgaria's Top Diplomat Praises Iraq Govt in BaghdadNovinite.com NBC29Iraq protesters accuse security troops of beatingsNBC 29 News Press TV -Hindu Business Line all 8 news articles »

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Inverness post office to be named for soldier killed in Iraq - Santa Rosa Press Democrat Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:03:46 GMT+00:00

Inverness post office to be named for soldier killed in Iraq Santa Rosa Press Democrat The post office in Inverness will be named after Jake Robert Velloza, an Army specialist who was killed in Mosul, Iraq weeks before his 23rd birthday in 2009. Velloza, a football and baseball star at Tomales High School, joined the Army in 2006 and was ... House votes to rename Inverness Post Office for fallen soldierMarin Independent-Journal 'Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office'?Pacific Sun all 3 news articles »